Buildings, streets..., today and in the past! (only EU)

beta29 · September 21st, 2005, 12:10 PM

Please show me how some buildings, streets, facades looked in the past, 1940 for example and how they look today.

Please European cities only!!!

Here´s and example from Berlin.

A beautiful house in "Friedrichstraße" in the year 1940 or so!

That´s the same location today!

steppenwolf · September 21st, 2005, 02:33 PM

From the fantastic site - www.historiccoventry.co.uk

I understand the ethical concerns with recreating lost historic places - its false and devalues genuine heritage - however, its done in europe and in Coventry, a little bit of reconstruction, ie street layout especially, and some areas that were internationally important before the war devestation, should be replaced. Popularist development should be used in places that have nothing to loose - Coventry certainly needs some more attractive areas

Its not all lost though -

shame about the tower, but hey, thats coventry.

September 21st, 2005, 12:10 PM	#1
beta29 Made in Estonia Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hamburg/Berlin/Tallinn Posts: 1,035 Likes (Received): 2	Buildings, streets..., today and in the past! (only EU) Please show me how some buildings, streets, facades looked in the past, 1940 for example and how they look today. Please European cities only!!! Here´s and example from Berlin. A beautiful house in "Friedrichstraße" in the year 1940 or so! That´s the same location today!

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September 21st, 2005, 02:33 PM	#2
steppenwolf Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 762 Likes (Received): 2	From the fantastic site - www.historiccoventry.co.uk I understand the ethical concerns with recreating lost historic places - its false and devalues genuine heritage - however, its done in europe and in Coventry, a little bit of reconstruction, ie street layout especially, and some areas that were internationally important before the war devestation, should be replaced. Popularist development should be used in places that have nothing to loose - Coventry certainly needs some more attractive areas Its not all lost though - shame about the tower, but hey, thats coventry.